World English Bible
"Aaron said, "Don't let the anger of my lord grow hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil."
— Exodus 32:22, World English Bible
“And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.”
“And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on evil. ”
“Aaron said,“Do not let your anger burn hot, my lord; you know these people, that they tend to evil.”
“And he answered him: Let not my lord be offended; for thou knowest this people, that they are prone to evil.”
“And Aaron said, Let not my lord be angry; you have seen how the purposes of this people are evil.”
“And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.”
It happened, as soon as he came near to the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing: and Moses' anger grew hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, and broke them beneath the mountain.
He took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, ground it to powder, and scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
Moses said to Aaron, "What did these people do to you, that you have brought a great sin on them?"
Aaron said, "Don't let the anger of my lord grow hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil.
For they said to me, 'Make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don't know what has become of him.'
I said to them, 'Whoever has any gold, let them take it off:' so they gave it to me; and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf."
When Moses saw that the people had broken loose, (for Aaron had let them loose for a derision among their enemies),